Combination shipping and display box



March 2l, 1967 G RElNER COMBINATION SHIPPING AND DISPLAY BOX 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 5, 1964 INVENTOR GEO/26E QE/NER BY J ATTORNEYSMarch 21, 1967 G. REINER 3,310,165

COMBINATION SHIPPING AND DISPLAY BOX Filed Feb. 5, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INV ENTOR GEORGE REINE/2 BY @MW/.

ATTORNEYS United States Patent C) 3,310,165 COMBINATION SHIPPING ANDDISPLAY BOX George Reiner, New York, NX., assignor to Venus Pen & PencilCorporation, New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Feb. 5,1964, Ser. No. 342,619 8 Claims. (Cl. Zoli-45.25)

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in boxes to beutilized for shipping and delivering merchandise to the retailer `and/orultimate consumer and then also for display purposes to aid sale by theretailer and selection or use by the consumer and particularly seeks toprovide la pencil Ibox that can serve as an easel box of varying angleswith only a slight hand movement by the ultimate user.

Although pencils are sometimes sold singly, they are generally packagedin lots Aof five, ten, twelve or twentyiive for the convenience of thehuye-rs who want several pencils and also to encourage quantity buying.Generally, the better quality pencils are boxed in the particularquantity to be sold.

The boxes are generally two pieces with one telescoped within the otherand an attached cover flap at one end which must be opened and closedeach time a pencil is put into or taken from the box.

Colored pencils are used extensively in art, especially for children anda stand or easel-type arrangement is desirable when using a plurality ofcolors. However, if such an arrangement is to be part lof the-pencil boxat the time of sales, the box must be sturdy for shipment, Iattractivefor sales and economical for competition.

Therefore, it is an object of this invention to provide a shipping andretailing box for a plurality of pencils that can also serve as anunsupported easel to display the pencils for selling or for selection ofthe user when painting, s-aid easel being readily transformed back to aregular box at any time `and also being readily adjustable through awide angle of erection.

It is another object of this invention to provide such a box where thepencils are visibly displayed to the potential purchasers and areadapted to fit into a colorful display with the box to encourage furthersales.

It is a further `object of this invention to provide such a box that canlreadily and simply be constructed from a single stamped blank.

I have found that such a box may be formed from a paperboard or similarblank that permits the shipping container to be changed toself-supporting easel by merely sliding an outer jacket relative to theinner jacket of the box.

With the above objects and features in View, the nature of which will bemore apparent, the invention will be more fully understood by referenceto the drawings, the accompanying detailed description and the appendedclaims.

In the drawings:

FIG. l is a front plan view of a closed pencil box constructed inaccordance with my invention;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational View thereof;

FIG. 3 is a section taken along line 3 3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top end View thereof;

FIG. 5 is a section taken along line 5--5 of FIG. l;

FIG. 6 is a plan View of the blank for forming the pencil box;

FIG. 7 is Ia front perspective View of the box opened into an easel;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the box opened into an easel of adifferent angle; and

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the box shown in FIG. 8.

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This invention as illustrated is designed for the conventional dozenpencil box but obviously may be sized for smaller or larger quantitiesand may be used for other writing instruments or any goods that can usethis type of package.

The box of this invention consists primarily of a bottom storage section11, a sliding section 12, an upper back section 13 `and a movableconnecting section 14. The movable connecting section includes an upperpanel 16 and a lower panel 17 joined by an intermediate folding line 18.The connecting section is integral and -continuous with both the bottomstorage section 11 and the sliding section 12.

The lower panel 17 is divided by folding line 19 from the lower backpanel 21 of the storage section, with the lower back panel also carryingfrom one `side a proximal side panel 22, front panel 23 of reducedheight, distal side panel 24 and an adhering panel 26 which adheres tolower back panel 21 to form the storage section 11. The side panelscarry closing flanges 27, 27 and the front panel carries closing panels28, 29.

The lower back panel also carries from its top edge the upper backsection or panel 13 which `carries at its top edge closing panels 31,32.

The upper panel 16 of the movable section is divided by folding line 33from the rear panel 34 of the sliding section 12, which in' turn,carries from its side la proximal side panel 36, front panel 37 ofreduced height, distal side panel 38 and adhering panel 39 which adheresto the rear panel 34 to form a sleeve of suiiicient size to slideAsnugly over the remainder of the unit.

Pencils 4.1 may be originally placed into the box as ya cellophane packbut thereafter (or even before) can be placed loosely in the storagesection 11. Due to the particular construction of the box, the pencilsare visible, even when the box is closed through the space betweenpanels 37 and 23. If the top anges 31, 32 or bottom flanges 28, 29 areopened, pencils may be inserted or removed as with ordinary pencilboxes.

In addition, the box serves as an easel by moving the sliding section 12over the pencils 41, back panels 13, 21 and storage section 11, thelower movable panel 17 becoming the base and the upper movable panel 16(preferably longer than 17) serving to support the box in its angularposition. As shown in FIGS. 7, S and 9, the easel can assume variouspositions, depending on the position of the sliding section. Since thesliding section telescopes snugly over the remainder of the box, thesliding section can be readily moved With the fingers but will remain inany given position.

The single blank shown in FIG. 6 is preferably made from a paperboardsuch as bleached fibre board but may be made from any flexible material.The tubular sections 11 and 12 may obviously be formed from panelscarried either to the left or right of panels 21 `and 34, respectively.

Thus the package of this invention which is readily and quickly madefrom -a single integral blank, serves as a shipping, storage, displayand utility container. Although shown for pencils, the package canobviously be used for other packaged items, particularly where displayand utility as a holder are important. Moreover, the size can be adaptedto the particular item or items to be packaged.

While the preferred embodiment of the box has been described andillustrated, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art thatvarious changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A container comprising a rectangular tubular chambe-r, a telescopicrectangular tube `slidably mounted over said chamber, and a exible hingemember secured to the top of said tube and the bottom of said chamber,said hinge member being parallel land adjacent to said charnber and saidtube at their extended position, said hinge member having two sectionswhich are angularly disposed to one another when said chamber and saidsliding member are not in said extended position, said container beingformed from a single integral blank of a ilexible material.

2. The container of claim 1 wherein said material is paperboard.

3. The container of claim l wherein an open space is provided betweensaid chamber and said sliding chamber when in said extended positionwhereby items within the container may be viewed.

4. A writing instrument container comprising a rectangular tubularchamber having spaced back and front panels with said back panel beinglonger than said front panel, a telescopic rectangular tube slidablymounted over said chamber, and a at connecting member having Ian upperand lower panel pivotal about a flexion line connecting same, said upperpanel secured to the top of said tube, said lower panel secured to thebottom of said chamber, said connecting member -being parallel landadjacent said back panel when the top of said tube is aligned with thetop of said back panel, `and said lower and upper panels serving as abase and support respectively for said container when the top of saidtube is below the top of said back panel, said lcontainer being formedfrom a single integral blank of a ilexible material.

5. The container of claim 4 wherein said lower panel is shorter thansaid upper panel.

6. A paperboard blank for forming a container comprising an upper backpanel, a xed lower back panel extending from one edge of said upper backpanel, a fixed front panel extending from an edge of said lower-backpanel intersecting said one edge, a lower connecting panel extendingfrom the edge of said lower back panel opposed to said one edge, anupper connecting panel extending from the edge of said lower connectingpanel opposed to said lower back panel, a rear sliding panel extendingfrom the edge of said upper connecting panel opposed to said lowerconnecting panel, and a front sliding panel extending from an edge ofsaid rear sliding panel intersecting withsaid upper connecting panel.

7. The paperboard blank of claim 6 wherein said lower connecting panelis shorter than said upper connecting panel.

8. The paperboard blank of claim 6 wherein said xed front panel and saidupper back panel carry closure flanges.

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LOUIS G. MANCENE, Primary Examiner.

THERON E. CONDON, Examiner.

1. A CONTAINER COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR TUBULAR CHAMBER, A TELESCOPICRECTANGULAR TUBE SLIDABLY MOUNTED OVER SAID CHAMBER, AND A FLEXIBLEHINGE MEMBER SECURED TO THE TOP OF SAID TUBE AND THE BOTTOM OF SAIDCHAMBER, SAID HINGE MEMBER BEING PARALLEL AND ADJACENT TO SAID CHAMBERAND SAID TUBE AT THEIR EXTENDED POSITION, SAID HINGE MEMBER HAVING TWOSECTIONS WHICH ARE ANGULARLY DISPOSED TO ONE ANOTHER WHEN SAID CHAMBERAND SAID SLIDING MEMBER ARE NOT IN SAID EXTENDED POSITION, SAIDCONTAINER BEING FORMED FROM A SINGLE INTEGRAL BLANK OF A FLEXIBLEMATERIAL.